Gray Rockfish

Sebastes glaucus

Body color: Black to gray w/ yellow mottling; three dark bars radiate posteriorly from eye.

Peritoneum color: dark     Shape between eyes: convex

Counts: D:XIV,14-17, Ar:7-9, P1:18-20, GR:34-41, LLp:37-52, LLs:48-78, V:29-30

Occurence: Aleutian Islands

Depth: 550 meters     Size: 50 cm     Species code: 30255

Similar species: Dusky RF - body tan to dark blue-black; symphyseal knob moderate to small (symphyseal knob absent in Gray RF); pectoral rays typically 18 (typically 19 in Gray RF). Black RF - body black to gray, white ventrally; body slender (robust in Gray RF); head spine count differs; peritoneum typically light; head spine count typically differs. Yellowtail RF - symphyseal knob strong (absent in Gray RF); peritoneum light.

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